Henry Normal
- 67 years old
- English
- Writer, producer, executive producer, comedian, poet and script editor
Press clippings
Henry Normal on why his poetry tour with Brian Bilston might lack angry anti-government agitation
The comedy titan and poetry phenomenon have teamed up for a tour across the UK. Here, they have a right old chinwag with Jay Richardson about alter egos, echo chambers and Hobnobs.
Jay Richardson, The List, 5th April 2024Arena: Caroline Aherne review
In such a short life she left a remarkable body of work, and this suitably warm-hearted documentary stands as fitting testimony to that amazing legacy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th December 2023Carrot crush for all! An oral history of The Royle Family and its 'gloriously mundane genius'
How did Caroline Aherne's show about a northern working class family who barely left their house become a hit, blazing a trail for The Office, Gavin And Stacey and Gogglebox? Its stars and makers reveal all.
Sean Cole, The Guardian, 8th September 2023Mrs Merton And Malcolm revisited
The show that stunned the nation.
Anthony C Green, Counter Culture UK, 26th January 2023The Stand announces final batch of Edinburgh Fringe shows
After a tempestuous couple of years resulting in one missed Fringe in 2020 and one barely recognisable one in 2021, The Stand release their final batch of shows for the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th May 2022Henry Normal, The Quay, Sudbury, review
A marvellous night of poetry, storytelling and cardigans.
Simon O'Hagan, i Newspaper, 11th February 2022Review: Laugharne Weekend
It has regularly been said that the Laugharne Festival is a dream-like event. And this year's three-day arts reverie in the small town in South Wales where Dylan Thomas used to write was no exception.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th October 2021Henry Normal interview
The producer whose TV hits include The Royle Family and Gavin And Stacey on finding the poignancy in life's little moments, and heading back to the comedy circuit with his poetry.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st September 2021Radio 4 orders raft of comedies for 2022
Radio 4 is piloting a panel show about misleading statistics hosted by Dominic Frisby, as it commissions a raft of new comedies for next year from comedians including Joz Norris, Luisa Omielan, Andrew O'Neill, Eleanor Morton, Kat Sadler and Gemma Arrowsmith.
British Comedy Guide, 5th August 2021Henry Normal: the John Robb interview
Henry Normal has had a fascinating career - he started in the UK eighties underground promoting DIY gigs like one by my band The Membranes in Chesterfield in 1986 and went on to part of the team that propelled Steve Coogan into the mainstream and form Baby Cow - the TV media company responsible for so much of the best comedy in the past decades. He was inspired by post punk and especially the ranting poets like Swells who we also talk about in-depth in this interview as well as his upcoming poetry tour and book and how to cope with autism...
John Robb, Louder Than War, 1st June 2021